Nanping 南平市 | |
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| Nickname(s): Northern Min | |
) Location of Nanping City jurisdiction in Fujian | |
| Coordinates (Nanping Administrative Services Center (南平市行政服务中心)): 26°38′30″N 118°10′39″E / 26.6418°N 118.1774°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Municipal seat | Yanping District(currently), Jianyang District(future) |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Yuan Yi |
| • Mayor | Xu Weize |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 26,278 km2 (10,146 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,660 km2 (1,030 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,660 km2 (1,030 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 89 m (291 ft) |
| Population (2010 census)[1] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 2,645,549 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 467,875 |
| • Urban density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 467,875 |
| • Metro density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 353000, 354000 |
| Area code(s) | 0599 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-FJ-07 |
| GDP | 2009[2] |
| - Total | CNY 62.174 billion (US$9.11 billion) |
| - per capita | CNY 21,439 (US$3,142) |
| - Growth |  13.9% |
| License Plate Prefixes | 闽H |
| Local Dialect | Northern Min |
| Website | np |
Nanping (Chinese: 南平; pinyin: Nánpíng, historically known as Yenping) is a third-tier[3] prefecture-level city in northwestern Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. It borders Ningde to the east, Sanming to the south, and the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangxi to the north and west respectively. Part of the famous Wuyi Mountains range is located in this prefecture. Its population was 2,690,000 as of 12 31 2018 estimation whom 473,000 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of Yanping urban district.
Nanping is a picturesque old city, located on a hill near the fall of the Jianxi Brook into the Min, and surrounded by high stone walls, which were used to prevent artillery fire. They formed a considerable obstacle to anything hostile in past conflicts.[4] The city flower is lily.
Administration
The prefecture-level city of Nanping administers 2 districts, 3 county-level cities and 5 counties.
- Yanping District (延平区)
- Jianyang District (建阳区)
- Shaowu City (邵武市)
- Wuyishan City (武夷山市)
- Jian'ou City (建瓯市)
- Shunchang County (顺昌县)
- Pucheng County (浦城县)
- Guangze County (光泽县)
- Songxi County (松溪县)
- Zhenghe County (政和县)
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 Yanping Jianyang Shunchang County Pucheng County Guangze County Songxi County Zhenghe County Wuyishan (city) |
Geography and climate
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Nanping, similar to the rest of the province, has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with short and mild winters, and long, very hot and humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 9.7 °C (49.5 °F) in January to 28.7 °C (83.7 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 19.50 °C (67.1 °F). Rainfall averages more than 200 mm (7.9 in) per month from March to June before gradually tapering off until early winter. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 24% in March to 57% in July, the city receives 1,721 hours of bright sunshine annually, with summer being the sunniest time of the year; spring and late winter are especially overcast and damp.
| Climate data for Nanping (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) | 24.5 (76.1) | 30.8 (87.4) | 36.0 (96.8) | 38.3 (100.9) | 39.6 (103.3) | 42.1 (107.8) | 41.4 (106.5) | 39.2 (102.6) | 37.6 (99.7) | 34.3 (93.7) | 26.9 (80.4) | 42.1 (107.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) | 15.7 (60.3) | 19.4 (66.9) | 24.4 (75.9) | 27.9 (82.2) | 31.3 (88.3) | 34.6 (94.3) | 34.0 (93.2) | 30.9 (87.6) | 26.6 (79.9) | 21.3 (70.3) | 16.7 (62.1) | 24.8 (76.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) | 8.0 (46.4) | 11.4 (52.5) | 15.8 (60.4) | 19.5 (67.1) | 22.6 (72.7) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.2 (75.6) | 22.0 (71.6) | 17.6 (63.7) | 12.3 (54.1) | 7.4 (45.3) | 16.0 (60.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) | −6.3 (20.7) | −2.1 (28.2) | 3.8 (38.8) | 9.6 (49.3) | 14.8 (58.6) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.0 (68.0) | 17.4 (63.3) | 10.5 (50.9) | 2.4 (36.3) | −4.2 (24.4) | −6.3 (20.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 59.2 (2.33) | 109.8 (4.32) | 202.9 (7.99) | 216.2 (8.51) | 277.6 (10.93) | 260.0 (10.24) | 148.9 (5.86) | 127.6 (5.02) | 100.7 (3.96) | 73.1 (2.88) | 41.2 (1.62) | 35.4 (1.39) | 1,652.6 (65.05) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.7 | 14.8 | 18.3 | 19.1 | 19.7 | 17.3 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 11.8 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 162.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 95.6 | 82.2 | 89.4 | 111.4 | 129.8 | 156.1 | 241.1 | 223.8 | 175.2 | 157.4 | 131.6 | 127.0 | 1,720.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 29 | 26 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 57 | 55 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 39 | 39 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Industry
The industry of Nanping comprises various export-oriented industries. This includes the Fujian Nanping Nanfu Battery Company Ltd. It is the biggest alkaline battery manufacturer and supplier in Chinese mainland.
Sister cities
- Stamford, Connecticut, United States 2 July 1993
- Albury, New South Wales, Australia 06 Sep. 2003
- Honolulu, Hawaii, United States 12 Jul. 2005 with Wuyishan
- Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia 30 Jun. 2009 with Wuyishan
- Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia 6 Nov., 2014
- Milwaukie, Oregon, United States 23 Aug. 2015
- Milyang, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 15, Jan. 2016
- Opfikon, Zurich, Switzerland May 2016
Notable people
- Hou Yuzhu
- Huang Kaixiang[6]
- Li Qiumei[7]
- Rev. Nathan Sites
- Wu Jingbiao
- Wu Meijin[8]
- Zhang Guozheng
- Yingying Zhang (student who disappeared in the United States)[9]
Image views
The seal of Nanping: Dragon transformation of two swords
Nanping at night
Shuinan bridge
Min River
Nanping from Botanical Garden
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See also
- Wuyi New Area
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ^ 南平市2009年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 (in Chinese). Nanping Municipal Statistic Bureau. 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ^ 中国城市分级 (in Chinese) – via CBNweekly.
- ^ Camps and Trails in China by Roy C. and Yvette Andrews (1918)
- ^ 福建省与国外友城关系一览表 (in Chinese). Foreign Affairs Office of the Fujian Provincial People's Government. 2012-11-10. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26.
- ^ 新人秀—Huang Kaixiang: 我的命运我做主 (in Chinese). March 31, 2014.
- ^ 闽北体坛之星--黎秋梅 (in Chinese). Nanping Sports Bureau. 2010-07-14.
- ^ 闽北体坛之星--吴美锦 (in Chinese). Nanping Sports Bureau. 2010-07-13.
- ^ Rhodes, Dawn; Wong, Grace; McCoppin, Robert (30 June 2017). "'Nobody saw this coming': Arrest in Chinese scholar's disappearance stuns U. of I. community". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
External links
- Government website of Nanping (in Simplified Chinese)